Grey Jade Color

#b9bbad

Grey Jade is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #464452
Complementary Color #afadba
Color Shade: mid yellow (68.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.59% (better contrasting with white)
Grey Jade Color Sample
Grey Jade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9bbad

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Jade Color. The Dark Souls color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grayve-Yard (#a1a19f) for more calm effect. Try Star Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#afadba is the best complementary color to Grey Jade. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9bbad complementary color is Spun Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eagle are #bab5ad and #b2baad. Thus found on the left and right of #b9bbad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tide and Green Spring colors as they work well with Grey Jade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Jade palette consists of #b5adba and #adb2ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afadba). Try Chatelle and Bombay colors in combination with #b9bbad, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b9bbad offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Jade. Thus Shady Lady and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Jade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spun Pearl, Edward, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9bbad square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Jade tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#afadba) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nobel – 120° from the complementary Spun Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adb8ba and #baafad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9bbad is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Jade has a hue angle of 68.57°, a saturation of 9.33% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9bbad is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #b9bbad
RGB Decimal rgb(185,187,173)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 5.49, 26.67
HSL hsl(68.57,9.33%,70.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(68.57,7.49%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.3717,-3.2219,6.8388)
XYZ xyz(45.3207,48.8721,46.5798)
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